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Chest pain echocardiography and ultrasound
Introduction
Overview
Overview
Transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) can be helpful for diagnosis the causes of acute chest pain such as acute aortic dissection, pericardial effusion, stress cardiomyopathy, and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. In addition, TTE does provide information for patients with acute chest pain and suspected ACS about left and right ventricular function and regional wall motion abnormalities. Stress echocardiography can be used to define ischemia severity and for risk stratification purposes when ≥2 contiguous segments of wall motion abnormalities in coronary territories are visualized.
Echocardiography/Ultrasound
Echocardiography/Ultrasound
- Transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) can be helpful for diagnosis the causes of acute chest pain such as acute aortic dissection, pericardial effusion, stress cardiomyopathy, and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
- In addition, TTE does provide information for patients with acute chest pain and suspected ACS about left and right ventricular function and regional wall motion abnormalities.
- Stress echocardiography can be used to define ischemia severity and for risk stratification purposes when ≥2 contiguous segments of wall motion abnormalities in coronary territories are visualized.
References
References
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sara Zand, M.D.[2] Aisha Adigun, B.Sc., M.D.[3]